Which University of Rochester major has the lowest debt?

Electrical Engineering graduates leave with a median of $18,750 in federal loans, the lowest among 18 University of Rochester bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Rochester cost?

Tuition and fees are $67,080 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $29,278 a year.

How many University of Rochester programs report graduate pay?

18 bachelor's programs at University of Rochester report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

University of Rochester Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Rochester, NY
6,331 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

18 University of Rochester bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Science pays the most in the first year ($99,878), and Music the least ($14,310). The median program pays $42,579.

Tuition and fees$67,080Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$29,278Per year

Graduation rate85%Within 6 years

Admission rate40%Of applicants

All 18 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New York" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across New York. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New York
1	Computer ScienceAbout 141 graduates a year	$99,878	Not reported	$19,000	4th of 20
2	Electrical EngineeringAbout 55 graduates a year	$83,705	$108,714	$18,750	4th of 18
3	NursingAbout 201 graduates a year	$75,093	$92,348	$31,000	47th of 51
4	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 64 graduates a year	$73,828	$92,363	$21,000	6th of 21
5	Chemical EngineeringAbout 29 graduates a year	$71,028	$105,189	$23,000	8th of 12
6	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 49 graduates a year	$69,414	$101,457	$20,500	3rd of 11
7	EconomicsAbout 104 graduates a year	$63,475	$102,906	$19,946	8th of 36
8	Management ScienceAbout 201 graduates a year	$56,463	Not reported	$22,250	4th of 7
9	MathematicsAbout 49 graduates a year	$45,426	$119,738	$22,500	13th of 22
10	Experimental PsychologyAbout 173 graduates a year	$39,732	$67,923	$21,000	5th of 10
11	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 18 graduates a year	$38,762	Not reported	$19,625	5th of 17
12	Political ScienceAbout 73 graduates a year	$37,921	$64,944	$21,000	16th of 47
13	Other Social SciencesAbout 27 graduates a year	$37,491	$72,566	$21,366	4th of 9
14	EnglishAbout 30 graduates a year	$35,053	$49,046	$21,000	7th of 41
15	BiologyAbout 230 graduates a year	$34,390	$79,479	$21,000	19th of 65
16	PsychologyGraduates a year not reported	$31,244	$61,850	$21,500	34th of 65
17	HistoryAbout 31 graduates a year	$16,253	Not reported	$22,421	35th of 35
18	MusicAbout 140 graduates a year	$14,310	$34,412	$26,769	14th of 15

Program names link to the program's own page, and New York ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

4 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Electrical Engineering$18,750
Computer Science$19,000
Environmental Science and Conservation$19,625
Economics$19,946
Biomedical Engineering$20,500

Largest programs

BiologyAbout 230 graduates a year
NursingAbout 201 graduates a year
Management ScienceAbout 201 graduates a year
Experimental PsychologyAbout 173 graduates a year
Computer ScienceAbout 141 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Science graduates earn a median of $99,878 in their first year, the most of 18 University of Rochester bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels